Between Sea & Sky
Monday, August 23, 2010 — Filed in: Events
A selection of
intimate artworks by renowned painter Angelo Ippolito
marks the second exhibition in BC&E's Beaver Street
gallery, located in the alley opposite the Co-op in
downtown Belfast. On view will be a selection
of oils, watercolors, and collages, many created in
response to seaside locales, such as the Adriatic and
Aegean. All convey the artist's signature concern for
capturing the vibrant air where the sky meets sea or
land. The opening reception is
Friday August 13th from 5-8 pm; the gallery will also
be open Friday evenings throughout the summer, as well
as by appointment. Apart from sharing the visions of
diverse artists, exhibitions in this windowed corner
office offer interested visitors a chance to meet
cohousers and learn more about their vision of creative
sustainability.
"Between Sky and Sea: Intimate works by Angelo Ippolito" celebrates the creativity of BC&E's extended family by showcasing work by the father of member Jon Ippolito. Best known for his prominent role in the New York School of abstract expressionism, Angelo Ippolito (1922-2001) produced a body of paintings and works on paper renowned for their lyrical color, light, and compositional rigor.
Having immigrated from Italy at age nine, Ippolito helped usher in the downtown New York arts scene by co-founding the influential Tanager gallery in 1952, whose members included celebrated Maine painters Alex Katz and Lois Dodd. His paintings gained acclaim for their "brilliant color" (Fairfield Porter) and "joyous lyricism" (Dore Ashton).
Long featured in the collections of New York's MoMA, Whitney, and Metropolitan museums, Ippolito's work has recently been seen in Maine via acquisitions by Colby College (2010) and the University of Maine (2008), whose president Robert Kennedy described Ippolito as "an accomplished artist of the first order."
The exhibition is curated by Jon Ippolito with help from Jeffrey Mabee and Elizabeth Garber, all BC&E members. You can find more information on the artist at AngeloIppolito.com; for more on the show, please email info@mainecohousing.org or call 207-338-9200.
"Between Sky and Sea: Intimate works by Angelo Ippolito" celebrates the creativity of BC&E's extended family by showcasing work by the father of member Jon Ippolito. Best known for his prominent role in the New York School of abstract expressionism, Angelo Ippolito (1922-2001) produced a body of paintings and works on paper renowned for their lyrical color, light, and compositional rigor.
Having immigrated from Italy at age nine, Ippolito helped usher in the downtown New York arts scene by co-founding the influential Tanager gallery in 1952, whose members included celebrated Maine painters Alex Katz and Lois Dodd. His paintings gained acclaim for their "brilliant color" (Fairfield Porter) and "joyous lyricism" (Dore Ashton).
Long featured in the collections of New York's MoMA, Whitney, and Metropolitan museums, Ippolito's work has recently been seen in Maine via acquisitions by Colby College (2010) and the University of Maine (2008), whose president Robert Kennedy described Ippolito as "an accomplished artist of the first order."
The exhibition is curated by Jon Ippolito with help from Jeffrey Mabee and Elizabeth Garber, all BC&E members. You can find more information on the artist at AngeloIppolito.com; for more on the show, please email info@mainecohousing.org or call 207-338-9200.
2nd Annual Maypole Dance
Saturday, May 01, 2010 — Filed in: Events
Last year’s
event was so much fun, we just had to do it again!
Join us on Sunday, May 9, from 2-4 pm at the Farmhouse at 45 Edgecomb Road, off Rt. 3, two miles west of Belfast, to welcome in the spring with a Maypole Dance, featuring live music. Take a look at plans for the Common House and the individual home designs for the community. Catch up on the latest developments in our environmentally-sustainable, farming-based neighborhood-in-the-works. The event is free.
Maypole dancing is an ancient European folk dance with where dancers circle a tall pole holding onto colorful ribbons, which intertwine and braid around the pole. Maine musicians and community members will play a variety of folk songs and the dances will be taught, so family members of all ages can joy in the fun!
Join us on Sunday, May 9, from 2-4 pm at the Farmhouse at 45 Edgecomb Road, off Rt. 3, two miles west of Belfast, to welcome in the spring with a Maypole Dance, featuring live music. Take a look at plans for the Common House and the individual home designs for the community. Catch up on the latest developments in our environmentally-sustainable, farming-based neighborhood-in-the-works. The event is free.
Maypole dancing is an ancient European folk dance with where dancers circle a tall pole holding onto colorful ribbons, which intertwine and braid around the pole. Maine musicians and community members will play a variety of folk songs and the dances will be taught, so family members of all ages can joy in the fun!
Let's Build a Treehouse!
Saturday, April 03, 2010 —
Belfast
Cohousing & Ecovillage will host free family events
on Sunday, April 11, starting with: Building a
Treehouse in a Day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Belfast
Cohousing Dad and master home-builder, Alan Gibson,
will lead kids with tool-wielding ability and their
parents in assembly, construction and decoration of one
sturdy treehouse at 45 Edgecomb Road, the Belfast
Cohousing & Ecovillage site. Kids and parents will
learn location selection techniques, explore design
ideas, and work with their hands to build a fine
treehouse. Bring lunch and your tool(s) of choice—a
hammer, saw or paintbrush—and join the fun!
Younger children and adults of all ages are also invited to build fairy houses with Emily Gable, mother of two and expert fairyfolk housing specialist, starting at 2 p.m. “Using bark, moss, leaves, sticks, seeds and whatever else we may find, we will create homes for our fairy friends of the land,” says Emily. This activity is fun for all ages. Feel free to bring treasures from your own land or seashore. For more information and to rsvp for these two free workshops, please call: 338-9200 or send an email to: info@mainecohousing.org. Parent involvement welcome.
Younger children and adults of all ages are also invited to build fairy houses with Emily Gable, mother of two and expert fairyfolk housing specialist, starting at 2 p.m. “Using bark, moss, leaves, sticks, seeds and whatever else we may find, we will create homes for our fairy friends of the land,” says Emily. This activity is fun for all ages. Feel free to bring treasures from your own land or seashore. For more information and to rsvp for these two free workshops, please call: 338-9200 or send an email to: info@mainecohousing.org. Parent involvement welcome.
